Wire rack



June 12, 1928. 1,673,132

' H. YOUNG WIRE RACK Filed Jul 11, 1924 Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENTO HEBER YOUNG, OF- BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY.

WIRE

Application filed July 11,

This invention relates to racks for holding rolls of screen wire.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a rack of this character constructed so as to be used either as a double or a single rack and which is designed to hold rolls of screen wire cloth in widths varying from eighteen to forty-eight inches;

Another object is to provide a rack of this character for holding screen wire so that it will be convenient for cutting wire by drawing it out at the side of'the rack.

Anotherobject is to construct a rack of this character constructed so that two grades of screen wire may be carried with ample space to carry one grade in one section and another grade in another section, each section being made to carry all widths'of screen wire and the rolls being put in and drawn out independently of each other.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear'as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention;

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents an end elevation of a rack constructed in accordance with this invention with parts broken out for convenience in illustration;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with parts broken out Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the upper portion of a slightly difi'erent form of rack;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 14 of Fig. 2; and

F 5 is a front elevation.

The rack constituting this invention may be made in size ranging from six to tenand a half feet, more or less, and is constructed to hold rolls ofwire screen cloth of widths varying from eighteen to forty-eight inches in width.

This improved rack may be made of metal or wood and may be constructed in either one or two sections as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 respectively. The sections are made of the same material and when used as a double rack the backs of the sections are bolted together to provide for the wire coming out at the right side of one and the left side of 1,673,132 FFICE.

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braces 6, Cross braces 7 also connect the corner posts any desired number being employed and which extend transversely across the ends of the rack. f a

A plurality of cross bars 8 are arranged suitable distances apart across one end of the rack according to the number of the rolls of wire to be supported. These bars 8 have central block-like portions 9 of a length designed to fit between the opposed edges of the adjacent corner posts as is shown clearly in'FigJl.

At the opposite end of the rack a plurality of hinged doors 10 span the spaces; between the two opposed corner posts and are arranged directly opposite and in alinement with the bars 8, said bars and hinged doors being designed to form supports for rollers 11 on which the wire rolls are designed to be mounted. These doors 10 are mounted between the opposed edges of the two adjacent corner posts as shown clearly in Fig. 4 and have their outer faces arranged flush with the outer faces of said posts. The free ends of these doors 10 are beveled as shown in Fig. 4 to fit correspondingly beveled seats 12 formed in the corner post opposed to that on which said doors are hinged.

These doors 10 have apertures centrally I disposed therein as shown at 13 to receive pintles 14: carried by one end of the rollers 11 the block 9 of the members 8 being correspondingly apertured to receive the pintles 15 at the other end of the rollers, said pintles having heads 16 as shown in Fig. 4 to prevent the rollers from being accidentally disengaged from the rack.

Mounted on the pintles 14 and 15 of the rollers 11 are short rollers 17 of greater diameter than that of the roller 11 in connection with which they are used which rollers prevent lateral movement of the material mounted on the main rollers.

The doors 10 are each provided at their free ends with headed studs 18 which form finger grips for opening and closing the doors as well as stops for limiting the downward movement of the latches 19 which are designed to hold the doors inclosed position5 see Fig; 1. i

A plurality of slats 20 are arranged across the front face of the rack one being placed opposite each roller 11 and which are designed to form guides and rests for the Wire cloth when unwound from the roller. The upper edges of these slats are; rounded as to avoid cutting the wire or hooking it while it is being drawn thereover. 1 Inthe use of this rackthe doors 1O permit the individual rolls ofwire to be put into the rack and removed independently of each other and the wire is rolled "easily from the rack by pulling gently. I V

By arranging the corner posts converging toward the upper end of the rack the rollers 11 are gradually shortened from the bottom toward the top to accomodate rolls of wire of different widths the narrowest width being disposed at the top and the widest at the bottom, I

" It will thusbe seen that each roll of wire may havethe Wire thereon drawn out and cut off without disturbing any other roll and the floor space occupied by this rack is very small accommodating a maximum amount of wire rolls in a minimum amount of space. V v

In the form shown in Fig. 5 the rack is exactly like the other except thatit is constructed in two sections 21 and 22 and which are bolted together at their rear ends as shown at '23. a

By usin two sections two grades of screen wire'rnay be carried in a single rack, one in one section and one in the other and each roll may'be placed in and drawn out independently of the other. The two sections when closed provide a compact rack which IlghtS converging towards their upper ends,

said uprights being substantially L-shaped in cross section, a plurality of spaced cross I in bars, said cross bars'having portions thereof cut away defining block-like portions fitted between certain uprights of each pair to hold the uprights of each pair in'spaced relation with each other, hinged doors connected 7 with the uprights at the opposite side of the rack, pintles connected'with the cross bars, wire supporting rollers mounted on the pintl'es, means for normally securing the pintles to the doors, and means for locking the doors against movement.

In testimony thatl claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

. 'HEB'ER YOUNG. 

